The Director/Secretary of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Secondary Education Board (SEB), Dr Muhammed Sani Ladan has disclosed that 88 secondary schools in Abuja are expected to participate in an entrepreneurship competition focused on exploring the conversion of waste products particularly plastic into new usable products for wealth creation.
Ladan who stated this at the opening of the competition and award programme in Abuja, disclosed that about 200 students will participate in the third edition of the competition to promote the culture of skills acquisition among secondary school students in the capital.
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He said the competition is part of the board’s activities to encourage students to learn a trade for self-sustainability after their secondary school education.
The Head of Department of FCT-SEB on Trade and Entrepreneurship, Owolabi Elijah said the programme will showcase different products that students made using waste products.